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W. SHERMAN CAP Filed Oct. 19, 1923 Patented Get. 21, 1924.

"iii F WILLIAM SHERMAN, 033 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

CAP.

Application filed October 19, 1923.

T all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, WILLIAM SHERMAN,

a citizen of Canada, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and use ful Improvements in Caps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wearing apparel and more particularly to caps.

An object of this invention is to provide a cap having a suitable band whereby to enable the cap to be readily fitted and comfortably set to different sizes of heads with in a reasonable limit of one size cap.

Another object is to provide a cap which is inexpensive and of practical form which is capable of being comfortable fitted to heads of different sizes within reasonable limits of a single cap band.

Other objects and advantages will be made manifest in the following specification of an embodiment of the invention illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective of the inverted cap.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2, Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3, Fig. 1.

Figure 4 is a perspective of the band strip.

The band strip consists of a suitable length of inelastic material, which may be burlap and the end portions of which may be narrower than the center part. There is provided in one edge of this strip elongated apertures 3 and stitched in or along the edges of the apertures are pieces of elastic material 4. The parts 2 of the strip are gathered before the elastic material is 40 stitched and the stitching is done with the Serial No. 669,514.

elastic in a free non-stretched condition. Therefore, when the band strip 2 is pulled the elastic can yield or stretch to the extent of the length permitted by the gathered part 2. It will be seen, therefore, that when this band strip is stitched in a cap C the cap band has a contract normal length which can be increased by the extension of the elastic piece 4 to the limit of the extension of the gathered portions 2*.

The band strip as above described is stitched along and in the cap band B as is clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the stitching beginning preferably at the points (1V and thence around to the back of the band. The end portions of the strip are brought around to the front and may be overlapped. I

Thus it will be seen that when this strip is stitched in a cap band the band and strip are extensibly to a limited degree, it being understood that the cap material is of such character as to be somewhat elastic.

Further embodiments, modifications and variations may be resorted to within the spirit of my invention.

What is claimed is:

A head cap having an elastic band structure comprising an inelastic band piece portions of which are cut away along one edge, and sections of innately elastic material aiiixed to said piece at the ends and along the side of each opening; the portions of the said strip contiguous to the openings being gathered to provide for extension of the elastic sections.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

W. SHERMAN. 

